The collection of the late Hon. John Boyd Thacher of Albany, N.Y., Americana
Subtitle: books ... : to be sold January 8 and 9, 1914, Thursday afternoon, lots 1-200, Friday afternoon, lots 201-386
Publisher: Anderson Galleries
Published: 1914
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 57
Subjects: Catalogs; Library
Notes: 386 lots.

"No. 1016."

"Early American imprints: by John Foster of Boston, 1678, and others, including several unique volumes and some of the earliest books from the press of Benjamin Franklin.  First books: the first books printed in Albany, Hudson, Schenectedy, Montreal, etc.; Zenger's Charter of New York, 1735; and the first and only book with the joint imprint of Bradford and Zenger, the two first printers in New York, "Klagte de kerk of Raretans," New York, 1725.  Bindings: examples from the libraries of Jean Grolier, Count Hoym, J.A. de Thou, and a volume bound by Roger Payne containing his bill.  Rare items: the Kilmarnock Burns; Hakluyt's De orbe novo, 1587; Clement's Map of the Battle of Lake George, 1755; first editions of Ascham's Toxophilus and The scholemaster; a presentation copy of Young's Night thoughts; and the excessively rare first two issues of the first edition of Morgan's Illustrations of Masonry; with a magnificent English illuminated manuscript horae B.M.V. and Petrarch's Latin bible."

McKay, 7334

Place of sale: New York.

Date of sale: January 8 and 9, 1914.